おやつ (oyatsu)
おやつ is a Japanese noun meaning “between-meal snack”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- おやつ
- Romaji
- oyatsu
- Word class
- Noun
- Level
- JLPT N2 (unofficial)
Meaning
- between-meal snack · noun · usually written in kana
- mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea · noun · usually written in kana
Example sentences
三郎はテーブルの上に出されたおやつをガッと取った。
Saburo snatched up all the snacks that were sitting on the table.
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Source: JMdict entry 1589430 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.